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Definition of Hoo-ha
1. Noun. A disorderly outburst or tumult. "They were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
Generic synonyms: Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Convulsion, Turmoil, Upheaval, Earthquake, Incident, Splash, Stir, Storm, Tempest, Storm Center, Storm Centre, Garboil, Tumult, Tumultuousness, Uproar
Definition of Hoo-ha
1. Noun. A fuss, uproar, commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha ¹
2. Noun. (slang) vagina ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoo-ha
Literary usage of Hoo-ha
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language to which is Appended an English by Lorrin Andrews (1865)
"То be poor in flesh ; to be thin ; to bo hungry. hoo-ha-LU ... To feel with the
hand frequently; to rub over; to anoint hoo-ha-NA, v. See HANA, to work. ..."
2. Books in General: By Solomon Eagle [pseud.] by John Collings Squire (1920)
"Words and music are given of Hoo-Ha (" There's the man with the big red nose,
Hoo Ha, Hoo Ha Ha! "), and Left, Left, which is about the most epigrammatic of ..."
3. Bibliotheca Accipitraria: A Catalogue of Books Ancient and Modern Relating by James Edmund Harting (1891)
"hoo-ha-HA. The modern version ot an old cry raised by falconers when the quarry
is sighted and the hawk is encouraged to pursue. Drayton (No. ..."
4. Hawaiian Antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii) by David Malo (1903)
"If the sky was entirely overcast, with almost no wind, it was said to be poi-pu (shut
up), or hoo-ha-ha, or hoo-lu-luhi; and if the wind started up the ..."
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